10 UHezekiya wathi: “Kulula kuso isithunzi ukuba selule izinyathelo eziyishumi; qha, isithunzi masibuye izinyathelo eziyishumi.”
11 U-Isaya umprofethi wakhala kuJehova, wasibuyisa isithunzi izinyathelo eziyishumi ebesizehlile ezinyathelweni zika-Ahazi.
12 Ngaleso sikhathi uMerodaki Baladani indodana kaBaladani, inkosi yaseBabele, wathuma abanezincwadi nesipho kuHezekiya, ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi uHezekiya kade egula.
13 UHezekiya wabalalela, wababonisa yonke indlu yengcebo yakhe, isiliva, negolide, namakha, namafutha amahle, nendlu yezikhali zakhe, nakho konke okwafunyanwa engcebeni yakhe; akubangakho nto endlini yakhe nasembusweni wakhe wonke angababonisanga yona.
14 Wayesefika u-Isaya umprofethi enkosini uHezekiya, wathi kuye: “Batheni labo bantu; beze kuwe bevelaphi na?”Wathi uHezekiya: “Bavela ezweni elikude eBabele.”
15 Wayesethi: “Baboneni endlini yakho na?”UHezekiya wathi: “Babone konke okusendlini yami; akukho nto phakathi kwengcebo yami engingababonisanga yona.”
16 U-Isaya wathi kuHezekiya: “Yizwa izwi likaJehova: